About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Grain Boundaries, Interfaces, and Surfaces: Fundamental Structure-Property-Performance Relationships
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Presentation Title |
Quantitative Analysis of Ca and Y Segregation Behaviors in Magnesium Aluminate Spinel |
Author(s) |
Alexander Campos-Quiros, Animesh Kundu, Masashi Watanabe |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alexander Campos-Quiros |
Abstract Scope |
Grain boundary (GB) segregation of dopants plays a crucial role in determining mechanical properties in magnesium aluminate spinel, such as the fracture toughness. However, to understand the atomic-level mechanism that correlates the segregation behaviors with the microscale mechanical properties, the effect of doping on the concentration of host cations (Mg2+ and Al3+) in the GB vicinity requires more extensive investigation. For this reason, the segregation behaviors of Ca and Y dopants in spinel, as well as the non-stoichiometry of host cations in the GB vicinity, were quantitatively evaluated by X-ray energy dispersive spectrometry and electron energy-loss spectrometry spectrum imaging (EELS-SI). Concentration profiles extracted from EELS-SIs indicated that Ca2+ replaced Mg2+, while Y+3 substituted Al3+ at GBs. Additionally, microhardness, indentation fracture toughness measurements, and quantitative fracture behavior analysis were conducted to better understand the effect of the different segregation behaviors of Ca and Y on the mechanical properties of spinel. |